Description
Common Name: Chinese ground Orchid
  The flowers in this cultivar often face upwards or outwards.
Commonly called Chinese ground orchid, Bletilla Striata is a terrestrial orchid which produces small, pinkish-purple flowers (to 1.5” long) in 3-7 flowered racemes atop naked scapes typically rising to 18” tall. Blooms mid to late spring. Each pseudobulb typically produces 3-5, linear, pleated, papery-textured, sword-shaped, pale green leaves (to 12” long). Foliage dies to the ground in winter.Â
Size:Â #1 Bare Root
Height:Â 20″Â
Spread:Â 6-12″
Hardy:Â 5(tender),6,7,9,10
Sun Exposure:Â Partial Shade
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